Jodie Maccarrone, Ph.D

Jodie Maccarrone, Ph.D. (she/her), obtained her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in 2022. She is founder of ChangePartners, LLC, a specialty private practice serving high-functioning individuals who have excelled in their professional lives but struggle internally with the emotional and psychological effects of trauma. She is also an adjunct professor in the doctoral program in the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University. She completed her predoctoral internship at Broward Health Medical Center, in an inpatient consultation-liaison role and post-doctoral fellowship at Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) Psychology Postdoctoral Residency Program. Her previous clinical experiences include primary care and community health /behavioral health settings including working with serious mental illness, personality disorders, complex trauma and traumatic stress disorders. Her clinical and research interests focus on examining the utility of natural language and natural language processing (NLP) as a diagnostic, conceptualization, and progress monitoring tool for complex conditions such as complex trauma, complex PTSD, and chronic pain. Her work also explores the bidirectional relationship between mental and physical health (specifically pain disorders) and trauma as an important risk factor, as well as the impact of psychological well-being on chronic health issues. She has published work related to trauma and chronic pain as well as psychological well-being in peer-reviewed journals. She is trained in contemporary relational psychodynamic psychotherapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and cognitive behavior therapy and works therapeutically from an integrative perspective. She is an active member of the American Psychological Association, as well as Division 38 Health Psychology, and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.

Abby Dopico, M.S.

Abby Dopico, M.S. (she/her), is a current fourth-year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at Nova Southeastern University (NSU), where she is part of an American Psychological Association-accredited Clinical Psychology program. Abby is the clinic coordinator of the Trauma Resolution Integration Program (TRIP) within NSU’s Psychology Services Center, a community mental health clinic serving survivors of prolonged abuse and trauma. In this role, she not only oversees administrative duties but also provides supervision and training to practicum students, ensuring high-quality care for a diverse client population, including individuals with complex medical presentations. Her clinical experiences are broad and specialized, having completed practicum rotations at the Biofeedback and Health Psychology Center (BHPC) and TRIP. Abby has extensive experience working in community mental health settings with individuals who have chronic and severe medical conditions, serious mental illnesses, personality disorders, complex trauma, and traumatic stress disorders. Her therapeutic approach is integrative, drawing from a variety of modalities, including psychodynamic psychotherapy, dialectical behavior therapy, process/experiential therapy, person-centered therapy, and relational influences. Abby’s research interests focus on the intersection of physical health, chronic disease, and trauma, particularly in female sexual assault survivors. She has contributed to significant research projects, including involvement in NIH-funded studies, where she served as research coordinator. She is student member of the American Psychological Association, including Division 38 Health Psychology, Division 56 Trauma Psychology, and Division 12 Society of Clinical Psychology. Additionally, she is a student member of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. Abby's dedication to her field is also reflected in her scholarly work and her participation in numerous conferences and symposia, where she has presented her research findings.

Nicole Wang, B.S.

Nicole Wang, B.S. (she/her), is a current second-year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) American Psychological Association-accredited Clinical Psychology program. Currently, she serves as a psychology trainee at the OurRelationship practicum site, a federally funded program, where she provides nationwide, web-based support to couples experiencing relationship distress through an adaptation of Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy. She is also involved as a qualitative coder for the OurRelationship program, where she codes core issues identified in couples’ presenting problems to determine the effectiveness of the program. Outside of her academic responsibilities, Nicole works as a counselor at The Renfrew Center, where she provides therapeutic groups to aid adolescent girls, adult women, and transgender and non-binary individuals in their eating disorder recovery. She also facilitates perinatal support groups through Postpartum Support International to birthing parents who are struggling with new parenthood and mental health. Nicole brings a diverse clinical background, having gained experience across various medical specialties, including internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and emergency medicine. Over the past year, she has contributed to webinars addressing key issues such as impostor syndrome, the psychological challenges surrounding childbirth and parenthood, mindful parenting, how to manage fear and anxiety of childbirth and parenthood, and barriers to parental mental health. Her research interests are centered on women’s mental health, with a particular focus on material mental health and reproductive health psychology. Given her interests, Nicole serves as the research chair of the Health Psychology Association and the vice president of the Association for Women’s Empowerment within the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University. Nicole is also a graduate student member of the American Psychological Association and Postpartum Support International.